evolve
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form; to develop something in this way （使）逐漸形成，逐步發展，逐漸演變 - evolve (from something) (into something)
The idea evolved from a drawing I discovered in the attic. 這種想法是從我在閣樓裏發現的一幅畫得到啓發的。 The company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer. 這家公司已逐步發展成一家大型的化工廠。 - evolve something (from something)
Each school must evolve its own way of working. 每所學校必須發展出自己的辦學方式。
Extra ExamplesOnline games tend to evolve over time. 網絡遊戲往往會随時間發生變化。 Our products have been evolving according to the requirements of the times. 我們的産品一直在随時代需求而發展變化。 He evolved his style of painting while working as a magazine illustrator. 他在爲雜志繪制插圖的過程中形成了自己的畫風。 The market has evolved considerably in recent years. 近年來市場發生了巨大的變化。 The protest movement has evolved into a well organized political party. 抗議活動演變成了十分有組織的政黨。 Veterinary medicine is steadily evolving to meet the demands of pet owners. 動物醫學在穩步發展以滿足寵物主人的需要。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gradually
- slowly
- quickly
- …
- continue to
- tend to
- according to
- from
- into
- …
- fully evolved
- highly evolved
- evolve (from something) (into something)
- [intransitive, transitive] (
biology 生物 (of plants, animals, etc. 動植物等 to develop over time, often many generations, into forms that are better adapted to survive changes in their environment 進化；演化 - evolve (from something)
The three species evolved from a single ancestor. 這三種生物從同一祖先進化而來。 - evolve something
The dolphin has evolved a highly developed jaw. 海豚已經進化出高度發達的下颌。
Extra ExamplesTopics Biologyb2Africa and its wildlife evolved together. 非洲大陸和生活在那裏的野生動物們一起進化。 Monkeys in the New World evolved quite separately from those in the Old World. 新大陸的猴子的進化與舊大陸的猴子的進化頗爲不同。 More complex animals gradually evolved from these very simple creatures. 複雜的動物是由這些非常簡單的動物逐步進化而成的。 These are very highly evolved animals. 這些是高度進化的動物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gradually
- slowly
- quickly
- …
- continue to
- tend to
- according to
- from
- into
- …
- fully evolved
- highly evolved
- evolve (from something)
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘make more complex, develop’): from Latin evolvere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + volvere ‘to roll’.